A new day – and look – for Daily Climate

A new day – and look – for Daily Climate

Welcome to the faster, more responsive Daily Climate.

We all know our physical world is changing. The news world is, too. And so have we.


We hope you enjoy our new look. We overhauled our site to better reach you – and readers who don't even know us yet. We want to be where you find and consume news.

Increasingly, that's on a phone or tablet, and our new site (and revamped newsletter!) is tailor-made for mobile.

Who among us hasn't stumbled upon a news story this week on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Snapchat? Our new platform helps you push information you find noteworthy out to your circle of friends and family.

Even better, we're far more nimble – thanks to our partners at RebelMouse, the New York-based tech firm powering the new DailyClimate.org (as well as our sister site, EHN.org). We can easily react to and report on important developments in climate science and policy.

We're focusing our efforts to quickly get you news you want and need to know. You asked for – and we're now delivering – more "good news." That's not easy to find these days on the climate beat, but we'll do our best to track down a few stories every day.

Our new website is, in many ways, the first baby step in the transformation we need to make as the flow of news and information continues to accelerate. In fact, I'll wager you'll rarely encounter our newly redesigned front page in the future. You'll find us via our newsletters, or Facebook, or Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram.

I like to think we're all the beneficiaries of this. We have a small crew doing this work, but together we have well over a century's worth of experience in science and environmental journalism.

It's time for us to get loud. We promise to keep bringing you journalism that drives the discussion on climate change and environmental health. Thanks for reading us.

Douglas Fischer,

Executive Director, Environmental Health Sciences

Publisher of DailyClimate.org and EHN.org

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Young climate lawsuit ends after a decade without Supreme Court review

The Supreme Court declined to hear Juliana v. United States, ending a 10-year legal effort by young activists who argued the federal government violated their constitutional rights by promoting fossil fuel use.

Claire Rush reports for The Associated Press.

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Senator Whitehouse puts climate change on budget committee’s agenda

For more than a decade, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse gave daily warnings about the mounting threat of climate change. Now he has a powerful new perch.
Facade of the National Institutes of Health.

NIH shuts down future research into climate change health impacts

The National Institutes of Health has ordered a halt to future funding for studies on the health effects of climate change, cutting off a key federal source of support for scientists examining rising health risks from heat, pollution, and extreme weather.

Annie Waldman and Sharon Lerner report for ProPublica.

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How deregulation and climate change threaten maternal health across the U.S.

Looser environmental rules and shrinking reproductive rights are combining to put pregnant people — especially in marginalized communities — at increased risk from pollution and extreme heat.

Sarah Mattalian reports for Inside Climate News.

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Christian groups urged to use lawsuits as tools in the fight against climate change

Faith groups are being encouraged to take polluters and their financial backers to court as part of a growing push for climate justice.

Isabella Kaminski reports for The Guardian.

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Trump plan would close dozens of mine safety offices, leaving coal towns exposed

The Trump administration plans to shutter 35 Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) field offices, alarming miners and advocates who fear fewer inspections and oversight in coal country.

Katie Myers reports for Grist.

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Coal-fired electricity spikes as gas prices rise, pushing up U.S. emissions

U.S. power plants emitted their highest level of carbon dioxide in early 2025 since 2019, as utilities leaned more heavily on coal to avoid surging natural gas prices.

Gavin Maguire reports for Reuters.

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New wildfire hazard maps expand zones for millions of Californians

Nearly four million Californians now live in areas deemed at high risk of wildfire, after state officials released updated fire hazard maps for the first time in over a decade.

Ben Christopher reports for CalMatters.

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An open letter from EPA staff to the American public

“We cannot stand by and allow this to happen. We need to hold this administration accountable.”

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New evidence links heavy metal pollution with wildfire retardants

“The chemical black box” that blankets wildfire-impacted areas is increasingly under scrutiny.

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Op-ed: Why funding for the environmental justice movement must be anti-racist

We must prioritize minority-serving institutions, BIPOC-led organizations and researchers to lead environmental justice efforts.

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Biden finalizes long-awaited hydrogen tax credits ahead of Trump presidency

Responses to the new rules have been mixed, and environmental advocates worry that Trump could undermine them.

Op-ed: Toxic prisons teach us that environmental justice needs abolition

Op-ed: Toxic prisons teach us that environmental justice needs abolition

Prisons, jails and detention centers are placed in locations where environmental hazards such as toxic landfills, floods and extreme heat are the norm.

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LISTEN: Reflections on the first five years of the Agents of Change program

The leadership team talks about what they’ve learned — and what lies ahead.

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